Emily Botein is an independent radio producer based in New York, and the producer of American Routes shows like Los Angeles: From Hollywood to Neighborhood and Nashville.
In 1999 Emily helped launch PRI’s The Next Big Thing, and served as its senior producer. Since 2005 she has worked with a range of shows and institutions, including American Routes, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, The Metropolitan Opera, National Public Radio, Nextbook.org, Studio 360 and Weekend America.
Before her stint in radio, Botein worked for seven years on local and national folklore programming initiatives at the Smithsonian Institution, the Brooklyn Arts Council and the Center for Traditional Music and Dance.
